What is Karen Armstrong's definition of a myth?

Answer 1

I don"t know about KAREN ARMSTRONG (an ex-religious by the way), but Napoleon once said that history was a Myth agreed upon! he also said- I like this one- Big Guns always fire against the Wind! Walking in the Rain, indeed! In other words Big Guns are not afraid of public opinion, a strong-willed type.

Answer 2

fiction or half truth story.

In more details:

• A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people
• A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence
• A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.
• A fictitious story, person, or thing

• 1. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth.
  2. Such stories considered as a group: the realm of myth.
• A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia.
• A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.
• A fictitious story, person, or thing

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• 1. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth.
  2. Such stories considered as a group: the realm of myth.
• A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia.
• A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.
• A fictitious story, person, or thing

• Read more: myth

  • 1. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth.
    2. Such stories considered as a group: the realm of myth.
  • A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia.
  • A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.
  • A fictitious story, person, or thing

  • Read more: myth

Answer 3

A traditional story that attempts to explain an event or a certain belief, especially a religious belief